Identity area
Reference code
Beaton/E/1
Unique identifier
GB 275 Beaton/E/1
Title
Photograph of Cecil Beaton.
Date(s)
- c. 1945-c. 1955 (n.d. [c. 1950]) (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1 photograph (19cm x 21cm) gelatine silver print
Context area
Name of creator
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Was part of set of letters purchased in early 2013 and catalogued as Beaton A2/40; previous provenance unknown.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Half-length studio portrait, seated and slightly reclining. In pale suit with dark, spotted tie, leaning head on left hand; three photographs behind on dark backdrop.
Paste residue on reverse; annotations in pencil: 'Also[?] with signature' (rubbed out) and 'Beaton by Beaton', but attributed elsewhere to Louise Dahl-Wolfe (see, e.g., Museum of Contemporary Photography at Columbia College, Chicago, USA).